Irish legends
Emerald Isle tales
Irish legends are the traditional stories and myths of Ireland, featuring heroes like Cú Chulainn and Finn MacCool, supernatural beings like the Tuatha Dé Danann, and magical places like Tír na nÓg.
These narratives blend pre-Christian mythology with later folklore, encompassing tales of warriors, fairies, and enchantment: The Irish legends speak of heroes who could single-handedly defeat armies.
- Tuatha Dé DanannAncient Irish deity tribe
- Táin Bó CúailngeOld Irish heroic saga
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- BrigidIrish holy woman
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
ancient gods · Ireland · Book of Kells · Celtic · fairy fort · Samhain · Morrigan · Manannán mac Lir · Fionn mac Cumhaill · stone circles · Leprechaun · bards · Banshee · shamrock · harp · warriors · Tír na nÓg · enchantment
- Celtic RevivalW.B. Yeats, Celtic art, Celtic music, Celtic mythology, Celtic knotwork
- regional talesAfrican folktales, Russian folktales
- folk talesfable, fairy tale, folktale, folk tale, folktales
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- Irish MythologyFenian Cycle, Morrigan, Deirdre, Sidhe, Brigid
- Irish LiteratureJames Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Yeats, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett
Irish legendsGreek mythology
Ancient Greek divine narratives
Norse legends · Japanese folklore · African mythology · Hindu mythology · Egyptian mythology
Irish legendshistorical records
Preserved accounts of the past
Irish history · primary sources · archaeological evidence · eyewitness accounts · newspaper archives
Irish legendsnonfiction
Literature about real events
journalism · scientific literature · legal documents · technical writing · statistical reports